Great-tailed Grackle
Male Female Description Size: Males 18”, females 15” Plumage/Description: Males have a very long, keel-shaped tail. Entire body has an iridescent quality, and depending upon lighting conditions Great-tailed Grackles will appear either black, glossy blue, or almost...
Great Horned Owl
Adult Description Size: 22” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar but females are larger than males. Characterized by size—this is our largest owl species in the Central Highlands area of Arizona—and by its large ‘feathered’ ear tufts. Also...
Dark-eyed Junco
Male Female Juvenile Description Size: 6.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. The current designation of ‘Dark-eyed Junco’ is a result of lumping together several junco ‘races’. In winter the most common variety of Dark-eyed Junco at the lower...Cordilleran Flycatcher
Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: A small non-descript flycatcher easily confused with other flycatchers in the Empidonax genus. The best way to distinguish this flycatcher from other Empidonax flycatchers is by voice and habitat. Head, back, tail and wings are an...Weekly Articles
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Online Bird Guide
Interested in learning more about local birds? We have a wonderful online bird guide set up. This guide is here to help assist casual, novice or beginner backyard birders.
